harbaugh decided to start collin kaepernick even though alex smith was declared ready to play. smith was activity, frustrate, and ready to play. kaepernick got the 49ers on the board first. alex can't be too thrilled. drew brings, carving up the niners early, finding gol son for the t.d. but he also threw it to the wrong team. brooks, the pick six, 50 yards on the return. look at him go. niners with the momentum, 14 apiece at the half. niners capitalize early in the second half, kaepernick to frank gore, first t.d. of the year, worth a little dance. next drive, brees to golson with the hit, winter has the ball. 42 yards the other way. 49ers, three touchdowns in a span of three minutes and come up with a huge road victory, 31-21. >> played well. and a tough environment, he acquitted himself very well. i thought he did a great job with managing the game, calling the game, and moving the team in and out of the huddle. >> mike: raiders and bengals. carson palmer returns to cincinnati, the first time since being traded. first half, all bengals, what a catch here. he had two td's on the da